Easy VirtueMart 3 Install Instructions

The VirtueMart fullinstaller provides a fully configured and prepared joomla with virtuemart already installed. It is by far the easiest way for a beginner to start with a shop. The VirtueMart Fullinstaller uses a slightly changed joomla installer and installs VirtueMart itself after entering the administration area. The manual method has the "advantage", that you start with an unconfigured joomla, which maybe more convenient for experienced users.

It is highly recommended to select and download directly the right language for your page. So that virtuemart directly installs the right tables.

Using the manual installation

STEP 1. Install the latest version of Joomla.

If you do not already have Joomla, download it from joomla.org.

You MAY be able to auto-install Joomla 3.x from your web host’s auto-installer and skip this step. However, many auto-installers offer an older version which is no good to you. YOU MUST INSTALL JOOMLA VERSION 3.6 (or current). SEE https://docs.joomla.org/Installing_Joomla_using_an_AutoInstaller

Get it from http://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/files - be SURE it is marked STABLE VERSION. There are two always to versions of a release provided, one is containing the zip files, like com_virtuemart.3.x.y_extract_first.zip. If you need languages other than English also download the com_virtuemart.3.x.y_languages_extract_first.zip file. Note the words "extract first" in the file names. You must unzip (decompress) the files in the next step.

STEP 3. Unzip VirtueMart

Unzip the com_virtuemart.3.x.y_extract_first.zip file so you can see the two ".zip" files (tar.gz). This download contains two zip files, which you will upload separately in Step 4 using Joomla Extension Manager.

Extract the two zip files and the README file to a folder on your computer where you can find them easily:

com_virtuemart.3.x.y.zip – the VirtueMart core files, and

com_virtuemart.3.x.y_ext_aio.zip – the All In One (AIO) Installer that installs some extensions for you the way you need them.

STEP 4. Install VirtueMart extension in Joomla

Log onto your Joomla Administrator using the email address and password you created in the Joomla Install Wizard as follows: http://mystorename.com/administrator